AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPAN v. KALINA, RICHARD ( 2012 )

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1297 CA 12-00976 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., CENTRA, VALENTINO, WHALEN, AND MARTOCHE, JJ. AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AXA NETWORK, LLC AND AXA ADVISORS, LLC, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RICHARD KALINA, PATRICK LYNCH, CARL DATTELLAS, GARY CRONISER, WILLIAM ZAIKA, CHRISTOPHER KEEGAN AND DIVERSIFIED WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (APPEAL NO. 3.) PADUANO & WEINTRAUB, NEW YORK CITY (LEONARD WEINTRAUB OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (JOHN T. MCCANN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (John C. Cherundolo, A.J.), entered April 6, 2012. The order, among other things, denied the motion of defendants for a protective order, granted the cross motion of plaintiffs to compel discovery and stayed the pending arbitration. It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the cross motion is denied and the stay is vacated. Same Memorandum as in AXA Equit. Life Ins. Co. v Kalina ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [Dec. 21, 2012]). Entered: December 21, 2012 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court